Protection for care workers – 9 April 2025

A new requirement has been added that must be met before a sponsor in England can sponsor a new recruit from other immigration routes or from overseas under the categories “6135 Care workers and home carers” or “6136 Senior care workers”. New paragraph SW 6.1C states that:

(a) the sponsor must have tried to recruit for the job the applicant is being sponsored for, from the pool of Skilled Workers who:
(i) are in the UK;
(ii) were last sponsored in an occupation code in SW 6.1B; and
(iii) are in need of new sponsorship because their sponsor has lost its licence or has not provided sufficient work , or have been identified by the relevant regional or sub-regional partnership (set up for the purpose of delivering activity which prevents and responds to exploitative employment practices with international recruitment of care staff, in the area in which the sponsor is located or recruiting) as a worker requiring assistance in obtaining new sponsorship;